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Health Care Affordability:A Valuable Concept in Understanding OurHealth Care System Challenges
Health Care Affordability:A Valuable Concept in Understanding OurHealth Care System Challenges Drivers of Health Care Affordability. Issue No. 45. Health care costs;Socioeconomic status; 9412 4/ ...- Authors: Application Administrator
- Date: Apr 2003
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics
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Health Watch Article Contest on Provider Payment Reform
Health Watch Article Contest on Provider Payment Reform Description and specifications for the health section's article-writing contest on the topic of provider payment reform. Medical ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: May 2010
- Competency: Communication>Written communication; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Economics>Health economics
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Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs
Consumers to the Rescue? A Primer on HDHPs and HSAs This article examines the history, theory, and effectiveness of high-deductible health plans and health savings accounts. Consumer driven ...- Authors: Fritz Busch, Barbara Collier, Jason Karcher , Steven Phillips
- Date: Mar 2019
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care; Health & Disability>Health insurance
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An Actuarial Response to the Health-Care Crisis
An Actuarial Response to the Health-Care Crisis Discussion regarding who's to blame for cost increase, Government's role to ensure coverage and keep costs down, steps to control costs, ...- Authors: Daniel Wolak
- Date: Apr 2004
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics
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North of the Border with the S.O.eh?
North of the Border with the S.O.eh? A review of the 2009 Health Spring Meeting, which included speakers & sessions on the future of the SOA, U.S. health care reform, claims data issues ...- Authors: Douglas Norris
- Date: Sep 2009
- Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership>Thought leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Economics>Health economics; Public Policy
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New Member Impact on Medicaid Managed Care Costs
New Member Impact on Medicaid Managed Care Costs In this article, the authors explore how the recession has impacted new member enrollment in the various state health care programs and the ...- Authors: Bela H Patel Fernandez, Jeffrey L Smith
- Date: Feb 2010
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Social Insurance>Government-funded healthcare; Social Insurance>Medicaid
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Modeling Anti-selective Lapse and Optimal Pricing in Individual and Small Group Health Insurance
Modeling Anti-selective Lapse and Optimal Pricing in Individual and Small Group Health Insurance A new health insurance pricing model takes external market prices into account, as well as ...- Authors: D Wei
- Date: Feb 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health risks; Modeling & Statistical Methods; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
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Provider Payment Reform: An Accountable Care Approach to Alignment of Health Care Goals and Incentives
Provider Payment Reform: An Accountable Care Approach to Alignment of Health Care Goals and Incentives A proposal to address provider payment issues by gradually moving to accountable care ...- Authors: Mark Florian
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics; Health & Disability>Health care quality; Health & Disability>Payment models; Public Policy; Reinsurance>Stop-loss insurance
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Letter from the Editor ... Are We Over Treated and Over Dosed by Our Health Care Industry?
Letter from the Editor ... Are We Over Treated and Over Dosed by Our Health Care Industry? Overview of the book: Overtreated, Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer. Behavioral ...- Authors: Gail M Lawrence
- Date: May 2008
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Economics>Health economics
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To Err is Human, To Estimate is Actuarial
To Err is Human, To Estimate is Actuarial Realizing the impact of medical errors on the U.S. health care system, the Health Section commissioned a research project to measure the annual frequency ...- Authors: Steven Siegel
- Date: Sep 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Health Watch
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Economics>Health economics; Experience Studies & Data; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining